Guests were asked to wait outside as the situation was dealt with by the crews and staff.

We are waiting for an official statement from the holiday park.

Keep up to date with the updates in the live blog below.

15:40

The holiday park has released the following statement

A spokesperson for Perran Sands said: “Our fire alarm system was activated this afternoon and the main complex, which includes our swimming pool, was evacuated as a precautionary measure.

“Fire services attended and conducted a thorough search of the building before confirming there was no fire and giving us the all clear to reopen the complex. The evacuation was undertaken with the safety of guests as our priority but we apologise to those who were inconvenienced during this false alarm.”